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Editorial: The good news and the bad news on Napa Sanitation's proposed new rates


The bad news?
If you live in an apartment or mobile home, your rate will rise gradually over the next six years.
And if you’re the owner or operator of a business, whether commercial or manufacturing, you’re likely to see a more substantial increase.
It’s important to understand why this is happening.
The Sanitation District, like other service-delivering public agencies, is required by law to reassess its costs and reset its fees every five years. The formula is relatively simple: take the total cost and divide it by the customers and that’s the new rate. The agency is permitted to distinguish between types of customers — setting different amounts for a house and a restaurant, for example. But the agency cannot discriminate between customers, forcing homeowners to pay for expensive commercial services or gouging businesses to keep residential rates artificially low. ....

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